Maya Angelou: A Song Flung up to Heaven

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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies

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Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies.

Dramatisations of Maya Angelou's evocative and life-affirming autobiographies, that are amongst the most beautiful, joyous and haunting portraits of 20th-century black America ever

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Maya Angelou's Autobiographies: A Song Flung up to Heaven: Episode 4

A Song Flung up to Heaven

Episode 4

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Maya is reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him.

Thanks to friend James Baldwin, Maya’s reunited with Martin Luther King and agrees to work with him. Stars Pippa Bennett-Warner.

Maya and Dolly play a trick on Sheikhali after discovering his deceit.  

Maya is a good friend of James Baldwin and is inspired again to work for Martin Luther King.

Maya Angelou's memoir dramatised by Patricia Cumper.

Narrator, Older Maya ...... Adjoa Andoh
Maya ...... Pippa Bennett-Warner
Dolly ...... Lisa Davina Phillip
Sheikhali ...... Daniel Adegboyega 
James Baldwin/Martin Luther King ...... Don Gilet

Director: Pauline Harris

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in February 2019.

Maya Angelou's Autobiographies: A Song Flung up to Heaven

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Intelligent speech, the most insightful journalism, the wittiest comedy, the most fascinating features and the most compelling drama and readings anywhere in UK radio.

Sixth and final drama series of Maya's Angelou's amazing autobiographies.

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